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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does it bother Abe to be called by the name Amir insists on calling him?
(a) Abe wants to be more Americanized.
(b) Abe wants to honor his father with his new name.
(c) Abe does not want Emily to know he had changed his name.
(d) Abe does not want to be reminded of his family back home.

2. How long has Imam Fareed been in prison, by the end of Scene One?
(a) One month.
(b) Six months.
(c) More than a year.
(d) Four months.

3. What are the aspects of Islam that Emily sees value in?
(a) Philosophy and mysticism.
(b) Tradition and heritage.
(c) Laws and regulations.
(d) Beauty and wisdom.

4. What does Emily think of the imam’s position and tone?
(a) She thinks he is admitting his guilt to be so subdued.
(b) She thinks he is justified to be defiant.
(c) She thinks he is making things worse by trying to be conciliatory.
(d) She thinks he is asking for trouble, to be angry.

5. What authority does Abe refer to, in claiming that he can hide his religion?
(a) The Quran.
(b) The Bible.
(c) His father.
(d) His imam.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Amir save Paolo by catching a mistake in his paralegal’s work?

2. How does the text Amir reads from in Scene Two characterize the group of attorneys surrounding Imam Fareed?

3. Who is represented by the statue on the mantel piece?

4. In Scene One, what is Amir nervous Paolo will do?

5. What class are Amir and Emily in, based on their furnishings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contradiction does Amir identify in Emily’s feelings about him and his responsibilities?

2. What was the imam Abe is talking about arrested for?

3. How has Amir’s religious career developed over the course of his life, according to Abe?

4. Explain the difference between earnestness and irony as Emily describes it in her discussion with Isaac.

5. What is the significance of the stage direction indicating that Amir speaks with a flawless accent?

6. What is the importance of Amir modeling for Emily in boxers below, and a fine shirt and suit jacket above?

7. What is Amir’s relationship with Mort like?

8. How does “submission” factor into Islamic art, according to Emily in her discussion with Isaac?

9. What is the importance of the statue of Siva on the mantelpiece?

10. How do Amir and Emily think differently about Amir’s position about Imam Fareed?

(see the answer keys)

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